Flexible robot operation trolley, use method, terminal and storage medium

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of trolley control, and particularly provides a flexible robot operation trolley, a using method, a terminal and a storage medium, the flexible robot operation trolley comprises a trolley body, an RFID portable reader-writer, a controller and a power source for supplying power to the whole operation trolley, and the trolley body is installed on a conveying device capable of driving the trolley body to move. At least one flexible robot is arranged around the trolley body, at least one working partition is arranged on the upper surface of the trolley body, an electronic information card used for storing information of products to be operated placed on the working partition is arranged on the trolley body, and the electronic information card is installed on the side, close to the flexible robot, of the trolley body. An information reading sensor corresponding to the electronic information card is mounted on one side of the flexible robot; through the combination of the modular trolley body and the flexible robot, the working trolley can easily meet the production requirements of multiple varieties and small batches.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of trolley control, and in particular relates to a flexible robot operation trolley, a use method, a terminal and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the in-depth layout of vehicle manufacturing in the field of industrial automation, improving the flexibility and intelligence level of production lines has become an industry consensus. In the wave of rapid development of industrial automation, traditional robot work platforms are difficult to quickly adapt to the production needs of multiple varieties and small batches due to their fixed structure and functional design, resulting in long production line adjustment cycles and high costs, which seriously restricts the market competitiveness of enterprises and their ability to respond to market changes.

[0003] Existing systems often lack effective information exchange mechanisms, and it is difficult to achieve instant and accurate data sharing between robots and work carts, and between work carts and other links of the production line, which affects the smoothness and efficiency of the production process. In addition, traditional work carts lack intelligent recognition and decision-making capabilities, and cannot automatically adjust operating parameters according to product characteristics, which limits the intelligence level and flexibility of the production line. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a flexible robot operation trolley, a method of use, a terminal and a storage medium to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a flexible robot operation trolley, comprising a trolley body, an RFID portable reader / writer, a controller, and a power supply for the entire operation trolley, the trolley body being mounted on a conveying device capable of driving the trolley body to move, at least one flexible robot being arranged around the trolley body, at least one working partition being arranged on the upper surface of the trolley body, an electronic information card for storing information of a product to be operated placed on the working partition being arranged on the trolley body, the electronic information card being mounted on a side of the trolley body close to the flexible robot, and an information reading sensor corresponding to the electronic information card being mounted on one side of the flexible robot;

[0006] The electronic information card is connected to the output end of the RFID portable reader / writer, and the RFID portable reader / writer can write the information of the product to be operated placed in the work partition into the electronic information card. The information reading sensor is connected to the input end of the controller, and the flexible robot and the conveying device are both connected to the output end of the controller.

[0007] A further improvement of the technical solution is that four flexible robots are arranged on the left and right sides of the trolley body, and four work partitions are correspondingly configured on the upper surface of the trolley body. At most four products to be operated are placed on the four work areas, and each flexible robot corresponds to one product to be operated.

[0008] A further improvement of the technical solution is that the conveying device includes a travel track and a plurality of travel wheels installed on the travel track, the trolley body is connected to the travel track through the travel wheels, the travel wheels are provided with a motor, and the motor is connected to the output end of the controller.

[0009] A further improvement of the technical solution is that each flexible robot is provided with a label.

[0010] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for using a flexible robot operation vehicle, comprising:

[0011] The information of the products to be operated placed in the working area is written into the electronic information card through the RFID portable reader;

[0012] The controller controls the conveying device to move, driving the trolley body to move to the target position;

[0013] The information reading sensor at the target position reads the product information stored in the electronic information card and uploads it to the controller;

[0014] The controller retrieves the corresponding pre-stored operation instructions from the database according to the product information, and dispatches the operation instructions to the corresponding flexible robot;

[0015] The flexible robot operates on the products to be operated placed on the work area according to the operation instructions and provides feedback on the completion of the operation;

[0016] After receiving the completion feedback from all flexible robots, the controller controls the vehicle body to move forward to the next process.

[0017] A further improvement of the technical solution is that the product information includes the product name and the work partition where the product is located.

[0018] A further improvement of the technical solution is that the operation instruction includes the target flexible robot number, program instructions, dispatch sequence, communication protocol and address, check code and timestamp.

[0019] A further improvement of the technical solution is that after receiving the operation instruction, the target flexible robot performs verification according to the verification code to determine whether the operation instruction is issued incorrectly; if so, the abnormal information is fed back to the controller.

[0020] In a third aspect, a terminal is provided, including:

[0021] processor, memory, wherein:

[0022] The memory is used to store computer programs.

[0023] The processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that the terminal executes the above-mentioned terminal method.

[0024] According to a fourth aspect, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a computer, the computer executes the methods described in the above aspects.

[0025] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0026] Enhance the flexibility of the production line: Through the combination of the modularly designed trolley body and the flexible robot, the work trolley of the present invention can easily adapt to the production needs of multiple varieties and small batches. The mobility of the trolley body and the flexible robots configured around it make the production line layout adjustment more convenient and faster, greatly shortening the adjustment cycle, reducing the cost caused by the production line transformation, and significantly improving the market competitiveness of the enterprise and its ability to respond to market changes.

[0027] Improve the smoothness and efficiency of the production process: The core of this invention is to establish an efficient information interaction mechanism. The combination of RFID portable reader and electronic information card realizes the instant writing and reading of product information to be operated. The seamless connection between the information reading sensor and the controller ensures that the robot can quickly obtain product data and automatically adjust the operating parameters according to this information, thereby realizing precise control and efficient coordination of the production process, and significantly improving production efficiency.

[0028] Improve the intelligence level of the production line: Traditional work trolleys are limited by their lack of intelligent identification and decision-making capabilities, but the present invention introduces an intelligent control system to give the work trolley the ability to autonomously identify, make decisions and adjust. The flexible robot can automatically select the most suitable operating parameters based on the product information it reads, which not only improves the intelligence level of the production line, but also enhances its flexibility, allowing the production line to better adapt to complex and changing production needs.

[0029] In addition, the invention has a reliable design principle, a simple structure and a very broad application prospect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0031] Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 2is a schematic flow chart of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] 110 is the trolley body, 111 is the working partition, 120 is the RFID portable reader / writer, 130 is the controller, 140 is the conveying device, 150 is the flexible robot, 160 is the electronic information card, 170 is the information reading sensor, and 180 is the product to be operated. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0037] The key terms appearing in the present invention are explained below.

[0038] RFID, Radio Frequency Identification, also known as wireless radio frequency identification, is a communication technology, commonly known as electronic tags. It can identify specific targets and read and write related data through radio signals without establishing mechanical or optical contact between the identification system and the specific target. Radio frequency is generally microwave, 1-100GHz, suitable for short-distance identification communication.

[0039] like Figure 1As shown, the present invention provides a flexible robot operation trolley, including a trolley body, an RFID portable reader / writer, a controller and a power supply for the entire operation trolley, the trolley body is installed on a conveying device capable of driving the trolley body to move, at least one flexible robot is arranged around the trolley body, at least one working partition is arranged on the upper surface of the trolley body, an electronic information card for storing information of a product to be operated placed on the working partition is arranged on the trolley body, the electronic information card is installed on one side of the trolley body close to the flexible robot, and an information reading sensor corresponding to the electronic information card is installed on one side of the flexible robot; the electronic information card is connected to the output end of the RFID portable reader / writer, the RFID portable reader / writer can write information of the product to be operated placed in the working partition into the electronic information card, the information reading sensor is connected to the input end of the controller, and the flexible robot and the conveying device are both connected to the output end of the controller. Wherein, each flexible robot is provided with a label.

[0040] Specifically, four flexible robots are arranged on the left and right sides of the trolley body, and four work partitions are correspondingly configured on the upper surface of the trolley body. At most four products to be operated are placed on the four work areas, and each flexible robot corresponds to one product to be operated.

[0041] The conveying device includes a running track and a plurality of running wheels installed on the running track. The trolley body is connected to the running track through the running wheels. The running wheels are provided with motors, which are connected to the output end of the controller.

[0042] like Figure 2 As shown, the present invention provides a method for using a flexible robot operation trolley, comprising:

[0043] Step 210, writing the information of the product to be operated placed in the working partition into the electronic information card through the RFID portable reader;

[0044] Step 220, the controller controls the conveying device to move, driving the trolley body to move to the target position;

[0045] Step 230, the information reading sensor at the target location reads the product information stored in the electronic information card and uploads it to the controller;

[0046] Step 240, the controller retrieves the corresponding pre-stored operation instructions from the database according to the product information, and dispatches the operation instructions to the corresponding flexible robot;

[0047] Step 250, the flexible robot operates on the product to be operated placed on the work partition according to the operation instruction, and provides operation completion feedback;

[0048] Step 260: After receiving the completion feedback from all flexible robots, the controller controls the vehicle body to move forward to proceed to the next process.

[0049] Among them, product information includes product name and the work partition where the product is located; job instructions include target flexible robot number, program instructions, dispatch order, communication protocol and address, check code and timestamp. After receiving the job instruction, the target flexible robot verifies according to the check code to determine whether the job instruction is dispatched incorrectly; if so, it feeds back abnormal information to the controller.

[0050] Specifically, if four flexible robots are arranged on the left and right sides of the trolley body, and four work partitions are correspondingly configured on the upper surface of the trolley body, and a product to be operated is placed on each work partition, the controller retrieves the pre-stored operation instructions in the database according to the product information, and dispatches the target flexible robot to operate the product to be operated placed on the corresponding work partition according to the operation instructions; if only one product to be operated is placed on the trolley body, the controller retrieves the pre-stored operation instructions in the database according to the product information, and dispatches a flexible robot to operate the product to be operated according to the operation instructions, or dispatches multiple flexible robots to work together on the product to be operated according to the operation instructions.

[0051] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 300 provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal 300 can be used to execute the method for using the flexible robot operation trolley provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] The terminal 300 may include: a processor 310, a memory 320 and a communication module 330. These components communicate via one or more buses. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the server structure shown in the figure does not limit the present invention, and it may be a bus structure or a star structure, and may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0053] The memory 320 can be used to store the execution instructions of the processor 310, and the memory 320 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage terminal or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk. When the execution instructions in the memory 320 are executed by the processor 310, the terminal 300 can perform some or all of the steps in the following method embodiments.

[0054] The processor 310 is the control center of the storage terminal, and uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire electronic terminal. It runs or executes software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 320, and calls data stored in the memory to perform various functions of the electronic terminal and / or process data. The processor can be composed of an integrated circuit (IC), for example, it can be composed of a single packaged IC, or it can be composed of a plurality of packaged ICs with the same or different functions. For example, the processor 310 can include only a central processing unit (CPU). In the embodiment of the present invention, the CPU can be a single computing core or multiple computing cores.

[0055] The communication module 330 is used to establish a communication channel so that the storage terminal can communicate with other terminals, receive user data sent by other terminals or send user data to other terminals.

[0056] The present invention also provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium may store a program, and when the program is executed, the program may include some or all of the steps in each embodiment provided by the present invention. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM).

[0057] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the technology in the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on this understanding, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention, in essence or in other words, the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a disk or an optical disk, and other media that can store program codes, including several instructions for enabling a computer terminal (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a second terminal, a network terminal, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] In this specification, the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other. In particular, for the terminal embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description in the method embodiment.

[0059] In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the system embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the modules is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple modules or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of systems or modules, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0060] The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0061] In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each module may exist physically separately, or two or more modules may be integrated into one module.

[0062] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. Without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various equivalent modifications or substitutions to the embodiments of the present invention, and these modifications or substitutions shall be within the scope of the present invention. Any person of ordinary skill in the art may easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, and these shall be within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flexible robot operation vehicle, characterized in that: It includes a trolley body, a portable RFID reader / writer, a controller and a power supply for the entire operation trolley. The trolley body is installed on a conveying device capable of driving the trolley body to move. At least one flexible robot is arranged around the trolley body. At least one working partition is arranged on the upper surface of the trolley body. An electronic information card for storing information of a product to be operated placed on the working partition is arranged on the trolley body. The electronic information card is installed on one side of the trolley body close to the flexible robot. An information reading sensor corresponding to the electronic information card is installed on one side of the flexible robot. The electronic information card is connected to the output end of the RFID portable reader / writer, and the RFID portable reader / writer can write the information of the product to be operated placed in the work partition into the electronic information card. The information reading sensor is connected to the input end of the controller, and the flexible robot and the conveying device are both connected to the output end of the controller.

2. The flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are four flexible robots on the left and right sides of the trolley body. The upper surface of the trolley body is correspondingly configured with four working partitions. At most four products to be operated are placed on the four working areas, and each flexible robot corresponds to one product to be operated.

3. The flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying device comprises a running track and a plurality of running wheels installed on the running track. The trolley body is connected to the running track through the running wheels. The running wheels are provided with motors, which are connected to the output end of the controller.

4. The flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each flexible robot is provided with a label.

5. A method for using a flexible robot operation trolley, characterized in that: include: The information of the products to be operated placed in the working area is written into the electronic information card through the RFID portable reader; The controller controls the conveying device to move, driving the trolley body to move to the target position; The information reading sensor at the target position reads the product information stored in the electronic information card and uploads it to the controller; The controller retrieves the corresponding pre-stored operation instructions from the database according to the product information, and dispatches the operation instructions to the corresponding flexible robot; The flexible robot operates on the products to be operated placed on the work area according to the operation instructions and provides feedback on the completion of the operation; After receiving the completion feedback from all flexible robots, the controller controls the vehicle body to move forward to the next process.

6. The method for using the flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that: Product information includes the product name and the work partition where the product is located.

7. The method for using the flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that: The operation instructions include the target flexible robot number, program instructions, dispatch sequence, communication protocol and address, check code and timestamp.

8. The method for using the flexible robot operation vehicle according to claim 7, characterized in that: After receiving the operation instruction, the target flexible robot verifies it according to the verification code to determine whether the operation instruction is issued incorrectly; if so, it feeds back the abnormal information to the controller.

9. A terminal, characterized in that: include: processor; A memory for storing execution instructions of the processor; The processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 5 to 8.

10. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 5 to 8 is implemented.

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